Business and Professions Code section 1282.2

It is unlawful for any person to perform venipuncture, skin puncture, or arterial puncture to collect a biological specimen unless he or she is authorized to do so under this chapter, the regulations adopted thereunder, or under other provisions of law.

Source: Section 1282.2, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1282.2. (updated Jan. 1, 2001; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_1282.2

Original Source: Section 1282.2, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=1282.2. (last accessed May 12, 2025).